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>    All large objects are placed in a single system table called
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    <SPAN
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> also supports a storage system called
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> that automatically stores values
    larger than a single database page into a secondary storage area per table.
    This makes the large object facility partially obsolete.  One
    remaining advantage of the large object facility is that it allows values
    up to 2 GB in size, whereas <ACRONYM
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    most 1 GB.  Also, large objects can be randomly modified using a read/write
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